Coffin-handle



C. J. SQUIRES. COFFIN HANDLE.

I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9. {920.

. 1,367,330. Patented Feb. 1,1921.

[WY/672K021 UNITED STATES CHESTER J. SQUIRES, OF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

COFFIN-HANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.I-V'atented Feb. 1, 1921.

Application filed June 9, 1920. Serial No. 387,726.

To all whom may concern Be it known that I, CHESTER J. SQUIRES, a citizen of the United States, residing 'at Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in CoffinIIandles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in coffin-handles, the object of which is to furnish a handle that is strong and at the same time can be embossed or formed into artistic designs and one that can be assembled in a minimum amount of time.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a base member and Fig. 4 is an enlarged section of the bent car 13.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts through the several views.

The numeral 1 marks the outer base member, preferably made out of thin metal that can be easily embossed or formed into artistic designs. The inner base member, 2, is made out of heavier metal sufiicient to sustain any weight that may be required of it. Each base member is pierced by semi-circular hole 3 and screw holes 4 all of which are in alinement when both base members are assembled, as shown in Fig. 2. The grip 5 is preferably trough-shaped and is provided at its outer end with a tongue 6 having a reverse bend 7. Inwardly projecting ears 8 engage the bend 7 of the tongue 6, to hold the tongue about a side bar 9. The inner end of grip 5 inserts in the base members at 8, and presents the following points for description. A semicircular notch 10 on each side of the trougl1-sl1aped grip, providing a bearing surface upon which the grip swings. Arms 11 of which there are two, one on each side of the trough-shaped grip, and which cooperate with ridge 12 in limiting the extent of movement of the grip and aids in sustaining weight. A bent ear 13 does not prevent the end of the grip from being inserted into the hole 3 of the base members, but does hold it from being removed.

In practical operation, the inner end of the grip 5 is inserted into the opening 3 and the outer end of the grip is raised, the ear 13 passes through the opening 3 but its construction will not permit the grip to be re moved. The grip may now be swung upwardly and downwardly as the occasion may demand.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A handle comprising two base members, one of thick material underneath for strength and an outer one of thin material that may be embossed or formed into artistic designs, said base members being pierced 

